9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report

Termination Date

11. No Lobbying Issue Activity

INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13

12. Lobbying

13. Organizations

INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:

EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:

Less than $5,000

Less than $5,000

$5,000 or more

$

$5,000 or more

$

111,798.00

Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code ANI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Animal Welfare - provided educational outreach on animal welfare practices of the dairy industry and opposed any more restrictive regulation on this issueReinspection of nonambulatory animals - provide information on a USDA ruling that no reinspection of nonambulatory animals would be permitted once they pass ante-mortem inspections.Animal Handling - Downer Bill: Oppose a bill that would prohibit USDA from spending funds to reinspect downer cows.

Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - support funding for this system to provide the industry with information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminent residue problems.

Mandatory Animal ID - support steps to make this mandatory

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 1549 & S 619 - oppose legislation to avoid "overuse or misuse" of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics

Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act - HR 2999 - Support bill to establish a grant program to build capacity in vet medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 787 - Clean Water Restoration Act - bill would expand the federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction to encompasse not just navigable waters but all waters of the U.S. Lobbied in opposition to this change to the CWA.S. 527 & HR 1426 - Support bill to prevent EPA from regulating methane emitted from livestock operations under Clean Air Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Renewable fuels requirements and supports - participated in activities to highlight the linkage of such policies to the impact on feed and fuel prices.HR 1158, 907 & S 306 - Bio-Gas Production Incentive Act of 2009 - support bills to incentivize bio-gas productionRenewable Portfolio Standard - Support efforts to obligate utilities to include in their resource portfolios a certain amount of electricity from renewable energy sources.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Final rulemaking on Clean Water Act regulations pertaining to Confined Animal Feeding Operations.

Rulemaking on CERCLA/EPCRA pertaining to livestock operations - proposed to exclude from federal reporting requirements the emmissions of ammonia from dairy manure to the air, as well as ammonia emissions from all other livestock & poultry operations related to manure. PRovided information on impact and state of lawsuits on matter.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - HR 2749 - bill to expand FDA's authority to oversee the food supply of the U.S.

Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2009 - HR 814 - directs USDA to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging and distribution of meat & poultry.

Provide information on the importance of nutrient-dense food consumption.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform - support wide-spread immigration reform that provides for guest workers and considerations for those currently in the U.S. without proper paperwork.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

Provide information on threatened impact to dairy from cancellation of NAFTA cross-border trucking pilot program

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Provide comments on enactment of promotion assessment on dairy imports as provided for in the 2008 Farm Bill.

S. 496 & HR 1318 - Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act - a bill to establish a long-term preference program for Afghanistan and regions in Pakistan for a specific set of products.

Oppose efforts to require mandatory country of origin labeling for dairy products

Encourage use of the Dairy Export Incentive Program

Provide information related to compliance of U.S. trading partners, particularly FTA partners, with their trade commitments.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Provide information on use of nutrition programs including dairy products.Monitor and provide information as needed on implementation of the 2008 Farm BillMonitor work on the Beef Checkoff Modernization efforts - S. 1062 and other initiatives

S. 889 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be classified as Class II milk, by using the national average cost of production, and for other purposes.

S. 1330, S. 1331, S. 1398 - bills to revise the Milk Income Loss Contract program to provide more support to dairy farmers

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Shawna

Morris

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Shawna

Morris

Mary

Knigge

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Shawna

Morris

Mary

Knigge

Dana

Brooks

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

HR 173 - support bill to exempt farms from estate tax

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Jaime

Castaneda

Mary

Knigge

Dana

Brooks

Shawna

Morris

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None